Articles by Eoin Coyne

Eoin Coyne is a dishevelled 30-something Dublin-based Celtic fan who is ambitious enough to have a leaning towards a team in pretty much every league, so special mentions reserved for St. Patrick's Athletic, Aston Villa, Nantes and Seattle Sounders – all perennial underachievers. He is also a season ticket holder for the Irish national team's games which means he is either a moron or the quintessential optimist. When not complaining about things he enjoys good TV, good or really bad movies, stand up comedy and his futile attempts to play 5-a-side to a competent level. Twitter: @fajlovesyerma

This article is from Edition Nine of The Cynical, our free online magazine. Download the magazine here: ePub version (great for smart phone readers) PDF version My relationship with football is wittering, a death by a thousand cuts break-up, sponsored by Gazprom. There are so many facets of your life that change as you…

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This article is from the 8th edition of The Cynical, our free online magazine. DOWNLOAD THE CYNICAL HERE: EPUB FORMAT (great for iBooks and other e-readers) PDF FORMAT In a sport where its supporters have and are still experiencing classism in several forms, Eoin Coyne looks at the grim parallels of modern society…

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It was what it was. Hamilton away. That pitch. Get in, get the points and get out hopefully without any injuries. Ratings from a day where Celtic played comfortably within themselves to take another step towards a possible double-treble. Aside from the 3 points a good workout for some of the lads who have been…

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If anything can whet the appetite for Ross County at home, then surely it is an inconveniently placed international break. In fact, the game was proudly proclaimed a ‘SELL OUT’ on twitter. Come kick off one of two things was clearly transpiring; either Celtic are quoting tickets sold regardless of whether the holder actually bothers…

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Is it Over Yet? There are certain games that fans and pundits alike can point to and say, “That was a good advertisement for Scottish football”; last week’s thrilling 3-2 win at Ibrox would be one, last seasons 4-3 ding-dong with Motherwell at Fir Park would be another. This was not one of those games….

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You’re not very good at it and you’re not getting any better. You’re regularly humiliated, sometimes physically hurt and always called things you wouldn’t say in front of your mum. But it’s one of the highlights of your week, every week. Regular writer Eoin Coyne tells his story of why playing on ‘The Astro’ transcends what…

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I’ll admit that I probably should have waited another year to write this but after becoming ensconced in a rabbit hole of late-90s nostalgia I simply couldn’t resist. 2018 would have been a full 20 years but hey, 19 is close enough and at the rate my mental faculties are declining I’ll be doing well…

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You get some hot tips as you go through life, things to go by from people who’ve been around the block. Look both ways before crossing the road, don’t get in a car with anyone from the BBC, don’t eat yellow snow, don’t stand up in a canoe, never cross the streams, and for the…